Walking to Nam Kok Hotel
MovieTitle | Walking to Nam Kok Hotel |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jul 13, 2018 |
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Director | Lau Wai |
Production country | Hong Kong |
Run time | 4 min. |
A scene from The World of Suzie Wong, in which the male protagonist walks from the Star Ferry Pier to Nam Kok Hotel in Wan Chai, is superimposed with various scenes from other films featuring Hong Kong, or inspired by it, to present how Hollywood’s imagination relies on colonial, novelty-seeking perspectives. In American film, the Hong Kong streetscape is portrayed as a stereotypical chaotic scene of backwardness, coming from a perspective of colonial origins.